Australian women and children Linked to ISIS return home as arrests expected at airport

NewsWorldAustralasiaAustralian women and children Linked to ISIS return home as arrests expected at airportOne woman and her child landed in Sydney on Thursday evening via DohaRenju Jose Thursday 07 May 2026 10:27 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972110","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-islamic-state-syria-returns-b2972110.html","title":"Australian women and children Linked to ISIS return home as arrests expected"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-16597","index":0}Qatar Airways flight QR904 carrying families of suspected Islamic State militants arrives at Melbourne International Airport, in Melbourne, Australia, May 7 (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia"}}A...